Mitch McConnell Faces Threat From Populist Challenger Charles Booker in Kentucky Senate Race
Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker announced on Monday the formation of an exploratory committee for a U.S. Senate run.
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The War on Immigrants
The U.S. Military Is Monitoring Interfaith Group Opposed to Child Separation, Leaked Document Reveals
The document also contains details on anti-ICE protests and protests by “anti border-wall extremists.”
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All of America’s 607 Billionaires Must Run for President
For all intents and purposes, the United States is already run by its billionaires. They should care about us enough to make things official.
“If It’s Gonna Come Out, It’s Gonna Come Out the Right Way”: Heroes of Torture Report Movie Are Lauded for Dodging Reporters
A choice moment in “The Report” comes when Dianne Feinstein asks Daniel J. Jones what he thinks of Edward Snowden. “I think he’s a traitor,” she says.
A Facebook Ban on Political Ads Would Be a Major Blow to the Left. Just Look at AOC’s Campaign.
AOC fueled her rise, and the rise of a movement, by deftly combining on-the-ground organizing with sophisticated targeting on Facebook.
Speaking at a K Street Lobby Powerhouse, Joe Biden Renewed His Medicare for All Feud With Elizabeth Warren
On Wednesday, former Vice President Joe Biden held a fundraiser at Sidley Austin, a notorious and influential K Street law firm.
The War on Immigrants
With Bold Immigration Plan, Bernie Sanders Becomes the Only Candidate to Call for Break Up of ICE and CBP
The plan, released Thursday, also calls to improve conditions in industries that rely on immigrants, including instating a domestic workers’ bill of rights.
Democratic Sweep Sets Up Confrontation With Corporate Giant That Has Loomed Over Virginia Politics for a Century
The election results forecast a brutal legislative fight in 2020 over the future of energy policy between Dominion Energy and Democrats.
The GOP’s Fearmongering Over Abortion Flopped in Kentucky and Virginia
On Tuesday night in Kentucky and Virginia, abortion was a losing issue for Republicans.
Squad Split: Rep. Ayanna Pressley Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President
Ayanna Pressley’s endorsement of Elizabeth Warren separates her from the rest of the so-called Squad, who all endorsed Bernie Sanders last month.